Local musicians get in on Halloween fun with special tribute concerts
Come Halloween, partygoers like to get to dressed up and catch some live music at a local bar. Why can't bands have a little fun, too?
Some local musicians have been working hard on tributes to much-loved well-known bands, putting their own spin on classic performances.
Catch these shows, as well as some other big Halloween concerts throughout the city and the suburbs this weekend:
Double Door
Lucky you if you already have tickets to the sold-out Ghosts of Halloween Past 20th anniversary party. Playing on the main stage:
Local H as Nirvana
Fig Dish as REO Speedwagon
Made To Fade as Metallica
Bicycle Tricycle as Meat Loaf
AM Taxi as Cheap Trick
In Door No. 3, the downstairs venue:
Beatlerama as The Beatles
The Locals as The Who
Valaska as Elton John
Turbo Controller as The Rolling Stones
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Double Door, 1551 N. Damen Ave., Chicago. $18-$20. (773) 489-3160 or doubledoor.com.
BrauerHouse
Lombard's BrauerHouse presents the Monster Invasion! show featuring:
The Fold & That Lying (Expletive) as the Ramones
Fersher as Sublime
The Mizzerables as Green Day
9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at BrauerHouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $6-$10. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com.
Cobra Lounge
Chicago's Cobra Lounge presents a heavy punk rock showcase:
Major Threat - Minor Threat featuring members of 88 Fingers Louie, Old Comiskeys & The Hallow
Sound System - Operation Ivy featuring members of Deals Gone Bad, Turnspit & Still Alive
Violent World - Misfits featuring members of Mexican Werewolf and Gunners Daughter
Drain the Blood - Distillers featuring members of Allister, Internal Empires & Whipped
9 p.m. Friday. Oct. 28, at Cobra Lounge, 235 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago. $7. (312) 226-6300 or cobralounge.com.
Moe's Tavern
Chicago's Moe's Tavern Halloween party features:
Waxworks performing as The Doors
Side Streets (members of the Royal Outsiders)
8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Moe's Tavern, 2937 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.
Elbo Room
The Elbo Room's Halloween party features:
Polarizer as The Who
Rocket Cathedral as The Rolling Stones
Model Stranger as the Red Hot Chili Peppers
A Friend Called Fire as Queens of the Stone Age
8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Elbo Room, 2871 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $10. (773) 549-5549 or elboroomlive.com.
Wire
Berwyn's Wire Halloween party features:
The Handsome Devilz Smiths/Morrisey tribute
The Devilocks Misfits tribute
Kelroy
Doves of Mercury
8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Wire, 6815 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $12-$15. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com.
Burlington Bar
Chicago's Burlington Bar presents:
Rapids covering Jawbreaker
Boxsledder covering NOFX
The Burst & Bloom covering Alkaline Trio
Get Ugly covering Shorebirds!
9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, at Burlington Bar, 3425 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago. Call for details. (773) 384-3243 or theburlingtonbar.com.
Further haunts
Freaky Deaky
The three-day music festival brings some of the biggest names in electronic music to Toyota Park for a monster of a Halloween party. Headliners Disclosure, DJ Snake and Tiesto lead the lineup, but don't miss sets by some rising local stars: Gene Farris, Kyral X Banko, Mielo, Milk N Cooks, Redux, Whethan, Porn and Chicken and more.
2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28; 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, at Toyota Park, 7000 Harlem Ave., Bridgeview. Three-day general admission wristbands start at $189; single-day admission is $85 for Friday and Saturday, $75 for Sunday. See freakydeakyhalloween.com for tickets and schedules.
Durty Nellie's
Spice up your Halloween weekend as Palatine's Durty Nellie's presents the TACOween Halloween party featuring a taco buffet and costume contest, along with music by Boy Band Review playing favorite boy-band tunes from Boyz II Men to the Backstreet Boys, and Girl Power Night, featuring '90s girl power pop anthems.
10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. $7. (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com.
Metro
Chicago's Metro hosts the Nocturna All Hallow's Eve Ball dark dance party, featuring DJ Scary Lady Sarah spinning tunes while 18-and-older guests can take part in a costume contest and photo booth, browse vendors and more.
11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., Chicago. $18; $15 with a costume. (773) 549-4140 or metrochicago.com.